[va-richmond-general] Hummingbird! RE: [va-richmond-general][subject changed]
- From: "Jim Blowers" <jimvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 13:52:03 -0400
We saw our first hummingbird today. At about 2005 June 6 1340 in our
back yard, a female ruby-throated hummingbird flew near the feeder; she
did not seem to go into the plastic flowers to get the hummingbird food
out. She flew around the feeder, then flew away. We have yet to see (in
any year) a male hummingbird at our feeder.
The feeder we now use has four bright red plastic flowers, with yellow
beeguards on them. I have put two bee guards on, and left two off. It
does not look like the hummingbird can get the food through the bee
guard, but I want to keep the bees away, so therefore my mixed strategy.
But we did see one today.
Jim Blowers
-----Original Message-----
From: va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of IE Ries
Sent: Saturday, 2005 June 04 10:08
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Searching for a whippoorwill
Hi Deanna,
I'm in "southside," right on the Richmond/Chesterfield line on Hull
Street
Road. We do have a little private park that backs up to the property
where
I live, and Pocoshock Creek flows through it. I have seen Upland birds
back
in there, and may have surprised
[NEWSFLASH!! Just now a HUMMINGBIRD flew up to the upstairs window
and
hovered right in front of where one of my Budgies, Morning Sun, was
sitting!
The two of them watched each other for a moment and then the Hummer was
off!
Time to get the Hummer feeder back up, looks like.]
what I believe might have been a woodcock last summer while walking
back
there. The only places I hear Whipporwhills now is Point-of-Rocks Park
(and
the marsh boardwalk has been restored) and Pocahontas State Park.
Irene
----- Original Message -----
From: <Deannamail@xxxxxxx>
To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 9:41 AM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Searching for a whippoorwill
Irene, thanks for the response and for the tip about Colonial Beach.
Where
do you live in the Richmond metro area, that whippoorwills are no
longer
heard?
There is a Whippoorwill Lane, off New Ashcake in Hanover, that makes
me
think others may still be hearing them in northern or eastern Hanover
county.
I would also appreciate hearing from other list members about
sightings or
hearing whippoorwills or their cousin chuck-wills anywhere in the
area.
Deanna
In a message dated 6/2/2005 11:20:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
featherchaser@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> That's so sad...I've never heard a whippoorwill around where I live,
only
> at some of the parks I visit. I remember, though, hearing them
nightly
when
>
> we camped at a place called Placid Bay near Colonial Beach. We'd
sit
out by
>
> our camping trailer and listen for them in the evening, really loved
that
> and remember how we'd count how many birds we'd hear answering one
another
> (or so it seemed).
>
> I wonder how increasingly far out and away I'll have to keep
hearing
them?
>
> Irene in Southside
>
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